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Cheney Swears-in Powell as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

United States Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney (left) administers the oath of office to General Colin L. Powell, United States Army, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, DC on October 3, 1989. General Powell's wife, Alma, is shown holding the Bible. Mandatory Photo by Helene Stikkel / DoD via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesia: Mount Dukono Erupts, Spewing Volcanic Ash 1,600 Meters High

Mount Dukono, located on Indonesia's Halmahera Island, erupted on June 23, spewing 1,600 meters of volcanic ash into the sky.

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US: Massive Dust Storm Hits Central California On Veterans Day 3

A massive dust storm hit Central California on Veterans Day, Monday, November 11, creating dangerous travel conditions for drivers and leaving thousands without power. The National Weather Service issued a dust advisory for Kern, Kings, and Tulare counties.

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US: Thunderstorms Bring Hail To Parts Of Northeastern And Western Slope Regions Of Colorado

Severe weather hit the Northeastern and Western Slope regions of Colorado on Thursday, June 20, bringing strong winds and hail. Severe thunderstorm warnings and a tornado warning were issued as storms moved across the Denver metro area to the eastern plains. The Grand Junction area in the Western Slope region was pelted by a hailstorm.

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US: Tornado-Warned Storm Sweeps Through Houston Area, Leaving Significant Damage 9

An intense, tornado-warned storm of unprecedented scale swept through the Houston metropolitan area on Thursday, May 16. The storm blew out windows of high-rise buildings downtown, leaving a trail of significant damage and hundreds of thousands of people without power. This video shows debris from the windows of high-rise buildings in downtown being blown away by strong winds.

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Powell visits Aichi Expo

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin L. Powell waves at well-wishers as he arrives at the U.S. pavilion at the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture on July 20.

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Powell receives honorary doctorate

NAGIYA, Japan - Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin L. Powell (R) makes a speech after receiving an honorary doctorate from the Nagoya Institute of Technology at the Nagoya municipal hall on July 20.

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Powell receives honorary doctorate

NAGIYA, Japan - Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin L. Powell (R) receives an honorary doctorate from Nobuyuki Matsui, president of the Nagoya Institute of Technology, at the Nagoya municipal hall on July 20.

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Powell meets with Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) talks with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 19.

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Powell meets with Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 19 prior to their talks.

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(2)U.S. Secretary of State Powell holds talks with Roh

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) holds talks with South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun at the Blue House presidential office Oct. 26.

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Powell meets with Ban in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) and South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Ban Ki Moon poses for photos prior to their talks in Seoul on Oct. 26.

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(1)U.S. Secretary of State Powell meets with Roh

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) shakes hands with South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun on Oct. 26 before talks at the Blue House presidential office.

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(2)U.S., China agree to restart suspended human rights dialogue

BEIJING, China - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) meets with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 25. (Pool photo)

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(1)U.S., China agree to restart suspended human rights dialogue

BEIJING, China - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao shake hands prior to their talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 25. Powell said the two governments will take steps to restart human rights talks after a two-year hiatus due to cool relations. (Pool photo)

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U.S. Secretary of State Powell meets with Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) holds talks with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the Foreign Ministry's Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo on Oct. 24. (Pool photo)

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(2)Powell meets with Ban in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) and South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Ban Ki Moon give a joint press conference following their talks in Seoul on Oct. 26.

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Japan, U.S. hold foreign ministerial talks

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) shakes hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura before their talks at the Foreign Ministry's Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo on Oct. 24. (Pool photo)

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Japan, U.S. to seek accord on reducing Okinawa base burden

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell speak at a press conference after talks in Washington on Oct. 7. Machimura and Powell agreed to promote talks on the planned realignment of U.S. troops in Japan and hammer out an accord on how to reduce Okinawa's burden of hosting the bulk of the U.S. military presence.

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U.S., N. Korea discuss nuclear issue in Jakarta

JAKARTA, Indonesia - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) and North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun met in Jakarta on July 2 on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF) to clarify their countries' proposals on how to resolve the standoff over North Korea's nuclear programs. It was the first contact between U.S. and North Korean foreign ministers since the nuclear crisis erupted in October 2002.

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(2)G-8 backs Iraq power transfer

WASHINGTON, United States - (From L to R) Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier and U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell are seated at a joint press conference at the end of a one-day meeting of the Group of Eight countries in Washington on May 14.

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(2)Middle East 'quartet' urges full Gaza withdrawal

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan (C), flanked by U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R), speaks at a news conference at the end of four-party talks on Middle East peace at the U.N. Headquarters on May 4. U.S., U.N., Russian and European officials called for a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and said the plan presented a ''rare moment of opportunity.''

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(1)Middle East 'quartet' urges full Gaza withdrawal

NEW YORK, United States - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan shake hands before the start of four-party talks on Middle East peace at the U.N. Headquarters on May 4. After their talks, U.S., U.N., Russian and European officials called for a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.

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Kawaguchi meets with Powell

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell shake hands before talks at a Bangkok hotel Oct. 18. They were in Bangkok for a ministerial meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. (Pool photo)

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U.S. honors lawmaker Shiina for promoting ties

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage (R) presents the Secretary of State's Award for Distinguished Service to Japanese House of Councillors member Motoo Shiina (L) on behalf of Secretary of State Colin Powell at the U.S. ambassador's official residence in Tokyo on June 9. (Pool photo)

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(2)Blix wants 'months' for arms hunt, U.S. sets deadline

NEW YORK, United States - British Foreign Minister Jack Straw (L) talks with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell before a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on March 7.

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Powell talks with new S. Korean President Roh

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) talks with new South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Feb. 25 following Roh's inauguration as president.

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Powell meets Chinese President Jiang Zemin

BEIJING, China - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) meets with Chinese President Jiang Zemin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Feb. 24 in an effort to gain support for Washington's polices on North Korea and Iraq.

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Powell meets Vice President Hu

BEIJING, China - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) shakes hands with Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao in Beijing on Feb. 24 as part of a major U.S. diplomatic offensive aimed at getting China's support for Washington's policies on North Korea and Iraq.

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(2)Powell meets Tang

BEIJING, China - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (3rd from L) and other U.S. officials hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan (3rd from R) and other Chinese officials in Beijing on Feb. 24 on North Korea's suspected nuclear weapons program and the Iraq crisis.

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(1)Powell meets Tang

BEIJING, China - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) and Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan shake hands in Beijing on Feb. 24 prior to their talks on North Korea's suspected nuclear weapons program and the Iraq crisis.

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Ishiba, Powell confirm bilateral coordination on Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) and Japanese Defense Agency Director General Shigeru Ishiba shake hands at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Feb. 23 prior to their talks. They confirmed close bilateral coordination on Iraq-related issues. (Pool photo)

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Powell talks with Kawaguchi on N. Korea, Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi shake hands at the outset of their talks at the Foreign Ministry's Ikura guesthouse in Tokyo on Feb. 22.

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(2)Powell talks with Koizumi on N. Korea, Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) talks with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the Foreign Ministry's Ikura guesthouse in Tokyo on Feb. 22.

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(1)Powell talks with Koizumi on N. Korea, Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the Foreign Ministry's Ikura guesthouse in Tokyo on Feb. 22 prior to their talks.

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Japan to press Iraq to accept U.N. inspectors, Kawaguchi says

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (L) meets with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell at a hotel in New York on Sept. 13.

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Kawaguchi, Powell hold talks on sidelines of Japan-U.S. summit

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (2nd from L) faces U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (3rd from R) in bilateral foreign ministerial talks at a hotel in Tokyo on Feb. 18. The photo is a pool one.

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Koizumi promises U.S. to prevent financial crisis

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (2nd from L) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 21, with U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill (L), Japanese Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa (3rd from R) and Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka (2nd from R) standing by. They briefly met before the start of a two-day international donors conference on Afghan reconstruction. The photo is a pool one.

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Foreign Minister Tanaka reiterates Japan's remorse over war

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Japan's Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka speaks at a ceremony commemorating the signing of the 50th anniversary of the San Francisco Peace Treaty at San Francisco's Opera House on Sept. 8 with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L), Japan's former Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa (2nd from L) and former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz listening to her speech.

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Japan, U.S. mark WWII peace treaty, security pact

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Japan's Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka (L) talks with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell during a ceremony in San Francisco on Sept. 8 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the San Francisco Peace Treaty.

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Powell meets with Zhu in Beijing

BEIJING, China - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji in Beijing on July 28. Powell arrived in Beijing earlier in the day from Seoul for a 24-hour visit. He is scheduled to depart for Canberra in the morning on July 29.

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Powell meets with Jiang in Beijing

BEIJING, China - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) and Chinese President Jiang Zemin chat in Beijing on July 28. Powell arrived in the city earlier in the day from Seoul as the head of the highest-level U.S. delegation to visit China since President George W. Bush took office in January.

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Powell voices hope for Kim Jong Il visit to S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) and South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Han Seung Soo hold a joint press conference in Seoul on July 27. Powell, who arrived in Seoul from Hanoi the same day for an overnight visit, held talks with Han and paid a courtesy call on President Kim Dae Jung at the Blue House presidential office.

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Koizumi, Powell agree to work on status-of-forces accord

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell before talks at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on July 24. They agreed to continue to improve implementation of a bilateral agreement on the handling of U.S. military personnel suspected of committing crimes in Japan.

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G-8 talks focus on Middle East conflict

ROME, Italy - Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka (2nd from L), flanked by Britain's Foreign Secretary Jack Straw (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, smiles during a group photo session at the Villa Madama in Rome on July 18 prior to the talks of foreign ministers from the Group of Eight (G-8) nations. They discussed the Middle East at length, sharing the view that the G-8 must send a strong message to call for an early resolution of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

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Tanaka meets Powell in whirlwind Washington diplomacy

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka (L) shakes hands with U.S. State Secretary Colin Powell at the State Department in Washington on June 18 before holding talks.

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Tanaka visits alma mater in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka (L, front) chats with old friends during her visit to a Philadelphia high school June 17 where she studied for two years in the early 1960s. Takana paid the visit to Germantown Friends School before talks with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and other officials June 18.

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Sumo elder Akebono honored by U.S. gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Hawaiian-born sumo elder and former yokozuna Akebono (C) is honored by U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Foley (L) at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on March 29 for his longtime contribution to strengthening U.S.-Japan relations through the sport as his wife Christine Reiko and daughter Cairtlin watch. Foley handed Akebono a letter of appreciation from Secretary of State Colin Powell praising him as ''a model ambassador of goodwill in Japan.''

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Kono, Powell agree to work closely on peace in Asia

WASHINGTON, U.S. - Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell shake hands in Washington on Jan. 26 before their first talks following the Jan. 20 inauguration of the George W. Bush administration. The pair reaffirmed the importance of deepening the Japan-U.S. alliance on diplomatic, security and economic fronts.

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Kono departs for Washington

NARITA, Japan - Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (L) walks at the Narita airport terminal Jan. 25 before his departure for Washington, where he is due to hold talks with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell on Jan. 26.